It's no secret that police agencies across the country are seeing a massive downturn in the number of people who want to join the ranks. Millennials entering the workforce look at policing — with diminishing pay, vanishing pensions, high risk of death or great bodily harm, and of course, a hostile public — and are deciding en masse to choose another career. In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the problem of recruiting new officers, and address how agencies can improve police recruitment efforts.

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In the Policing Matters Podcast, PoliceOne columnist and San Francisco Deputy Chief Jim Dudley (ret.) interviews law enforcement experts from across the nation and discusses current news and critical issues impacting all police officers. Have a topic you would like discussed on the show? Send your comments and suggestions to policingmatters@policeone.com, and tune in every Friday for a new episode. Policing Matters is available for download on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Spotify, and via RSS feed.